FNUS76 KOTX 031528
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTIAN...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
828 AM PDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 PDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK RIDGE ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
BURN AREA TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MOIST NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL PRODUCE SOME CLOUD COVER BLOWING OFF THE CASCADE CREST
OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FEW CLOUDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING FROM THE WEST WILL ENHANCE THE DIURNAL
UPSLOPE WIND TODAY...WITH OCCASIONALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS. LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL DOMINATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THROUGH LATE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN NEAR SURFACE
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.FORES.01/OTX